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cargo ship that sank2,000 years ago. Themiraculous discoveryof a Roman wreck offthe coast of Sardiniahas given Italy nearly55 tons of lead ingotsthat are radioactivefreefor use in highlysophisticated atomicresearch. Unlike regularlead, which containsnaturally-occurringradioactivity, theRoman lead has lost allits radioactivity after20 centuries under water.Using their Romangift, Italian researchersmay now be able to resolvea major puzzle insolar physics.DARING ADMffiALDIESItaly has lost one of her most valoroussons: Admiral Luigi Durand de IaPennc, the commander of the Italianfrogman team that sank two Britishbattleships in the port of Alexandria in1941, died in his native Genova onJanuary 17, 1992. Although he laterserved his nation with distinction as adiplomat and statesman, Durand de IaPenne will forever be enshrined in thehearts of his countrymen for his heartstoppingcourage in World War n.Stung by the British at Taranto (see •p.l6) in 1940, the Italians vowed to ' --~· ·avenge that deed via their stalwart submariners.Durand de Ia Penne and hisunderwater warriors proved that eventhe vaunted English navy had a softunderbelly. After this maritime humiliation,Winston Churchill lived inconstant fear that Durand de Ia Penneand his aquamen would decimate theremaining British fleet. That the sonsAJJiiJtalianaInvestor Gianni Agnelll viewing the controls ofII Destrlero (The Charger), Italian entry In theTransatlantic Challenge. Last Italian win wasby the oceanllner Rex In 1933.of Aeneas jolted the British out of theirmidday complacency is a testament to theItalians' skill and courage.The late John LaCorteThe FBI, the bridge, the telephone.FIGHTER FOR TRUTHJohn Napoleon LaCorte, 81, passedaway last November of hean failure. Afrontline fighter for the historical rightsof Italian-Americans, LaCorte is bestknown for gaining lhe recognition forexplorer Giovanni da Verrazano as lheftrst European to enter New York Harbor.La Corte's Roman-like tenacity(he was born in Sicily) ensmed that theBridge connecting Brooklyn and StatenIsland was named after the explorer. LaCorte also worked to accord the FBI'sfounding father, Charles Bonaparte, aplace in history.As president of the Italian HistoricalSociety and the JNL Better World, La­Corte was last working on recognitionof ninteenth century scientist AntonioMeucci as the fust inventor of the telephone.The ftrst issue of The Italic Way in1988 featured LaCorte on the cover.TO RULE THEW AVESItalian seamanship is being tested inllli!ts'lf1rn!l both sail and power. ll M oro di Venezia(The Moor of Venice) is Italy's entry inthe highly emotional America's Cuprace. And by the looks of it, the Italiansmay be unsettling the Anglo-Saxonskippers.In competition with theAussies and Japanese, II Moro clearedthe finish line first The Italians mustnow aump the New Zealanders. Thewinner of that playoff gets to raceagainst the USA for the America's Cupthis summer.In the Blue Ribbon race across theAtlantic, an Italian consortium hasfielded Destriero (Charger), a 100,000horsepower aqua machine that cruisesthe ocean at 57 knots. The Italianshaven't captured the Blue Ribbon sincethe steamship Rex, the pride of Italy'smerchant fleet, won it in 1933.The summer of 1992 may be adouble celebration of Italian seamanship.• •••'======================The Italic Wayiiiiiiiiiiiiiii--:Fall/Winter 19925